it is not only because of the loss of life, seeing the devastation that i witnessed in the port of sendai are unlike anything i have ever seen before. i have covered a natural disasters for several years. i have never seen a tsunami. they damage like nothing else that nature can do. host: we wish you safe travels there. we see reports that japan has asked for aid and the united states is providing that. are you seeing that on the ground? guest: i have seen it in the sense that helicopters are flying carrying huge foreign plastic bags, which i think are full of water. they are delivering emergency surprise -- supplies from those to where it is needed. i believe also heard reports that military personnel are at the fukushima plant helping the japanese decide what to do about the cooling systems. host: peter ford with the christian science monitor, thanks for spending time with us this morning. he spoke about the devastation, before and after. one corp. had photos on their website abc.net. you can see what it looked like before. if he swept across it with your cursor, you can see what it loo